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1899.l.15(16)
- Record Id:
- 040-003233969
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003233953
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026869721.0x000189
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1899.l.15(16)
- Title:
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The Statues of the Plain, Thebes. Photographer: Frith, Francis
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
View of the two massive seated statues of Amenhotep III, known as the Colossi of Memnon, with figures (including a European) grouped at the base, and one standing in the lap of the northern statue: 'The view admirably represents presents these vadt statues, with every line of their battered surfaces, and the fine background of the Theban mountain, and nearer hills honeycombed with sepulchral grottoes. To the right is the Vocal Memnon, the northernmost of the two. This is more ruined than its fellow, the upper portion having been thrown down, and afterwards restored...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003233953
040-003233969 - Is part of:
- 1899.l.15 : Egypt, Sinai, and Jerusalem: a series of twenty photographic views by Francis Frith ... With descriptions by Mrs. Poole and Reginald…
1899.l.15(16) : The Statues of the Plain, Thebes. Photographer: Frith, Francis - Hierarchy:
- 032-003233953[0016]/040-003233969
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: 1899.l.15
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Albumen Print
Photograph
Photographic Print
Silver Printing-Out Paper Print - Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- 1857-1858
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 370 mm x 482 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Frith, Francis, 1822-1898
- Subjects:
- Art
Colossi of Memnon (Thebes)
Sculpture - Places:
- Thebes, Qena, Qinā, Egypt, Africa, Middle East